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yukky
[yuhk-ee]
Example Sentences
Lincicome had four birdies and an eagle in conditions she described as “yukky.”
At the time of our interview, the film was still a work in progress with the CGI department of the Imaginarium, but a sneak preview reveals a vivid underworld of slime and snot, a colourful and exceedingly lifelike version of Briggs’s cartoon, in which Fungus, his wife Mildew and their yukky son Mould happily terrorise the “topside”.
It looked "rather yukky" but was edible, although he wasn't going to cut into it.
Because that word, 'funny,' can mean weird, strange, yukky as well as meaning laugh out loud, and it seems to me that most families, no, ALL families are a bit odd!
In recorded hour-long conversations, they opened up about the “yukky medicine,” the teasing that happens when you lose your hair, and the fears of getting “sicker and sicker.”
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When To Use
Yukky is a much less common spelling of yucky, which is a very informal adjective meaning gross, disgusting, or unappetizing.It’s based on yuck (less commonly spelled yuk), which is an informal word you say when you think something is gross or disgusting. Yuck is an interjection, which is a term used to express an emotion or indicate how you feel about something, typically outside of a sentence.Yukky is primarily used to describe foods that you think are particularly disgusting or unappetizing. It can be used upon actually tasting something or simply upon looking at it, smelling, or maybe even feeling it—you could describe a food as yukky if it feels slimy, for example.Yukky is also sometimes used to describe other things considered disgusting, such as something filthy or unpleasant weather, as in The humidity is making it really yukky outside. It can also mean just plain bad, as in My day was yukky. Yukky is associated with its use by children and is often thought of as a childish word. (While yuck is often used by children, especially those refusing to eat their vegetables, it’s commonly used in many ways that don’t sound childish.)The word yummy can be thought of as the opposite of yukky, especially in response to food. It’s based on yum, an interjection used to indicate that you think something is delicious or looks appetizing (yum is often thought of as the opposite of yuck). Like yukky, yummy can also be used in contexts other than food, such as to express that something is appealing.Example: I’d rather eat my own socks than have even one bite of that yukky broccoli.
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